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By Kevin Fuller | 11:14 am | July 24, 2013
Real-time claims processing can result in financial benefits, so healthcare technophobes need to get on board.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:32 am | July 24, 2013
A bipartisan draft bill proposes a solution to the troublesome SGR formula but doesn't offer a way to pay for it and leaves some in the industry "disappointed."
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:32 am | July 24, 2013
A permanent solution to Medicare's troublesome physician payment formula advanced yesterday when a House subcommittee approved a bipartisan proposal to repeal and replace it.
By Shreyasi Deb | 03:24 pm | July 23, 2013
Policy solutions have the potential to create a better system of care for geriatric patients.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:43 pm | July 23, 2013
If the states not expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) stay with their decision, those state governments will collectively spend $1 billion more on uncompensated care in 2016 than they would have had they expanded Medicaid, says a recent RAND Corporation study.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:25 am | July 23, 2013
If the states not expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act stay with their decision, those state governments will collectively spend $1 billion more on uncompensated care in 2016 than they would have had they expanded Medicaid, says a recent RAND Corporation study.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:14 am | July 23, 2013
The healthcare industry has been notoriously slow at adopting technologies, but if it gets on board with real-time claims processing, the money could flow in.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:57 am | July 23, 2013
As risk-based managed care continues to grow in Medicaid, the model's financial sustainability is being tested across the country.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:42 am | July 23, 2013
Healthcare employers reported in the latest national CareerBuilder survey that full-time, permanent hiring in the second half of 2013 will gradually improve over 2012 and temporary and contract hiring is expected to jump 15 percentage points over last year.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 09:38 am | July 23, 2013
The adage of everything old becomes new again is proving true. Physician house calls are making a comeback and disrupting today's healthcare system.